CTA Surface System History presented by the Illinois Railway Museum

These photos are available thanks to the generosity of Kimberly Scalzo. Her husband, the late Steve Scalzo, was a prolific transit photographer. He was also extremely careful to mark the vast majority of his slides with dates and locations. Thanks to these two individuals, we are able to take a walk down memory lane and peer into the past.

Due to concerns expressed by some about rampant piracy of photos on the internet, restrictions have been placed on posting photos from the Museum's collection here. The requirements set forth state that they must be low res and watermarked. We apologize to the vast majority of our patrons who only use this site as intended, for personal enjoyment and information gathering.

Page 32 - CTA Trolley Buses from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection

01241-CTA #9411 on Montrose at Meade - 07/04/1966 at 6:38pm

01242-CTA #9412 on rarely used wire at the end of the Chicago route - No Date

01243-CTA #9412 on Pulaski at Diversey - 07/28/1963

01244-CTA #9414 Northbound on California at Diversey - 02/25/1968 at 3:15pm

01245-CTA #9414 on Roosevelt Leaving the Monitor Loop - 05/21/1972 at 10:35am

01246-CTA #9415 Southbound on Kedzie at 48th Place - 03/24/1968 at 12:33pm

01247-CTA #9415 Southbound on California at Chicago - 09/15/1968 at 12:17pm

01248-CTA #9415 Northbound on Kedzie at the Stevenson Expressway - 03/24/1968 at 1:07pm

01249-CTA #9416 Southbound on Kedzie at 56th - 03/24/1968 at 12:05pm

01250-CTA #9548 at the Roosevelt-Monitor Loop - 04/26/1970 at 1:36pm

01251-CTA #9416 on Fullerton at Kenmore - 09/05/1966 at 12:43pm

01252-CTA #9417 Westbound on Grand at Rush - 12/03/1967 at 11:45am

01253-CTA #9417 Southbound on Kedzie at 48th Pl - 03/24/1968 at 12:43pm

01254-CTA #9419 Southbound on Cicero at 13th - 06/19/1967 at 6:00pm

01255-CTA #9420 Eastbound on North at Sawyer - 11/12/1967 at 10:48am

01256-CTA #9420 Westbound on North at Magnolia - 01/20/1968 at 11:46am

01257-CTA #9422 Westbound on Fullerton at Kilbourn - 11/12/1967 at 11:47am

01258-CTA #9424 Nrthbound on Cicero at 13th - 06/19/1967 at 6:00pm

01259-CTA #9426 on North at Bell - 07/19/1966 at 6:10pm

01260-CTA #9426 Northbound on Cicero at Kamerling - 07/04/1967 at 5:45pm

01261-CTA #9432 Northbound on Grand at Central - 08/25/1967 at 6:20pm

01262-CTA #9433, #9640 and #9679 at the NW Yards on 79th & Kedzie Readying for Mexico - 07/28/1974

01263-CTA #9437 Westbound on Grand at Newland - 09/07/1969 at 1:08pm

01264-CTA #9439 Westbound on Belmont at Rockwell - 05/21/1972 at 1:32pm

01265-CTA #9439 Southbound on Cicero at Cortez - 05/21/1972 at 10:15am

01266-CTA #9439 in front of Kedzie Garage - 05/21/1972 at 11:01am

01267-CTA #9439 Eastbound on Roosevelt at the Chicago River - 05/21/1972 at 11:27am

01268-CTA #9439 Westbound on Belmont at Kimball - 05/21/1972 at 1:41pm

01269-CTA #9439 & #9474 at the North-Narragansett Loop - 05/21/1972 at 2:11pm

01270-CTA #9439 Westbound on Grand at Central - 05/21/1972 at 2:31pm

01271-CTA #9439 at Pulaski-Maypole Wye - 05/21/1972 at 3:05pm

01272-CTA #9440 Eastbound on Fullerton at Milwaukee - 11/12/1967 at 12:10pm

01273-CTA #9440 at the Belmont-Cumberland Loop - 11/10/1968 at 12:05pm

01274-CTA #9441 Eastbound on Fullerton at Cicero - 01/12/1967 at 11:24am

01275-CTA #9444 at the NW Yards at 79th & Kedzie Readying for Mexico - 07/28/1974

01276-CTA #9446 at the California-Roscoe Loop - 10/14/1967 at 12:09pm

01277-CTA #9446 & #9488 at the California-Roscoe Loop - 10/14/1967 at 12:15pm

01278-CTA #9446 Southbound on California at Roscoe - 10/14/1967 at 12:16pm

01280-CTA #9449 Northbound on Kedzie at 44th - 06/16/1966 at 7:30pm

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